Igoe Scores Five to Lead BC Past UConn

Nine Eagles registered points in the outing. Graduate student
Kristin Igoe led all-scorers and tied career-bests with five goals
and seven total points. Senior Sam Taylor and freshmen Covie
Stanwick and Mikaela Rix added to the offensive effort with three
goals and four points apiece.

Freshman goalkeeper Emily Mata turned in a strong performance in
her first-career start, recording seven saves and four ground balls
in the victory.

As a team, BC took 20 draw controls compared to UConn's 11. The
Eagles also tied a season-high with nine caused turnovers.

Boston College jumped out on top early, scoring two goals in the
first nine minutes of play. Wilton found the back of the net less
than two minutes into the game to put the Eagles on the board
before Taylor followed with a goal of her own to put BC up, 2-0,
with just over 21 minutes to go in the half.

UConn tied the game at two aside, but the Eagles retaliated with
goals from Taylor, Stanwick and Igoe to take a 5-2 advantage with
less than 14 minutes left in the first. Over the course of the next
nine minutes, the Huskies outscored the Eagles, 3-2, to pull within
two, down just 7-5 with less than four to play in the half.

McCarthy scored her second goal of the season before the half
expired to send the Eagles to the locker room ahead, 8-5.

BC controlled the pace of play early in the second half, scoring
three unanswered goals to take an 11-5 lead with 23:13 to go in the
game. However, the Huskies offense gained momentum and outscored
BC, 4-2, to pull within four with 11 and a half minutes left.

Igoe scored her 10th goal of the season with just over eight
minutes remaining in the game to spark a 5-0 run by the Eagles. The
Huskies were able to add two more goals in the game, but Igoe
tallied her fifth and final of the day with less than a minute to
play to seal the 19-11 victory for Boston College.